Postnatal depression: ‘Mums are dying and it’s so preventable’

Postnatal depression: ‘Mums are dying and it’s so preventable’

Family handout Lucy took her own life after suffering from postnatal depression Lucy will never again dance with her three-year-old daughter or hold her 12-month-old baby boy. She died by suicide in September this year after suffering from postnatal depression and psychosis. Her family say she was failed by mental health services. It was the … Read more

Long COVID Was a Preventable Tragedy. Some of Us Saw It Coming

Long COVID Was a Preventable Tragedy. Some of Us Saw It Coming

Sept. 15, 2022 – It should have been the start of new insight into a debilitating illness. In May 2017, I was patient No. 4 in a group of 20 taking part in a deep and intense study at the National Institutes of Health aimed at getting to the root causes of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue … Read more